| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Aku bahkan membodohi diriku sendiri. | I was even fooling myself. |
| Beraninya dia membodohi kepala sekolah! | How dare he fool the principal! |
| Kau membodohi dirimu sendiri. | You're making a fool of yourself. |
| Tidak membodohi. | No fooling. |
| Jangan biarkan usianya membodohi kamu. | Don't let her age fool you. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | tosse | Dutch | bedonderen,beduvelen, bedwateren, bedwelmen, beetnemen, beetpakken |
| English | fool | Estonian | hullustama |
| Finnish | narrata, naruttaa | German | narren |
| Hungarian | bolondít | Icelandic | blekkja |
| Italian | circuire, mistificare | Latvian | mānīt |
| Lithuanian | apkvailinti, apmulkinti, kvailinti | Norwegian | lure |
| Polish | błaznować, głupieć, ogłupić | Portuguese | bobear |
| Romanian | păcăli, prosti | Russian | морочить, обморочить |
| Spanish | bromear, engrupir | Swedish | flamsa, flanera, narra |
| Turkish | maskaraya çevirmek | Vietnamese | giá ngự |
